Components of watermelon:

1, melon flesh

Each 100 grams of melon flesh contains 94.1 grams of water, 1.2 grams of protein, 4.2 grams of carbohydrates, 0.3 grams of fiber and a variety of vitamins and minerals, but also contains a large amount of fructose, glucose, sucrase, and a wealth of malic acid, phosphoglutamic acid, and carotene.

The sugar, protein and trace salt contained in watermelon juice has the effect of lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, and also has a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular disease.

2, watermelon seeds

The watermelon seeds left after eating the flesh dried, can be used as a kind of after-dinner nut snacks. It contains fat, protein, dietary fiber and minerals such as potassium, sodium, iron, manganese and magnesium. Selenium and vitamin E content is high, often eat watermelon seeds, can make the skin shiny and elastic.

3, watermelon rind

Watermelon rind has a high nutritional value. Research shows that the watermelon rind is rich in amino acids, protein, pectin, vitamins and a variety of trace elements.

For the average person, watermelon per 100 grams of calories is 25 grams, and contains fructose components, we all know that one of the characteristics of fructose is that it will cause a sharp rise in blood glucose, is absorbed by the body, the blood glucose fluctuations, eat more than is not conducive to the stability of blood glucose.

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Eating watermelon notes:

1, eating watermelon as a meal should not be

Watermelon more than 94% of the water. But the sugar content itself is also very high. Normal sweetness of watermelon contains five percent sugar, so watermelon is very high in calories, watermelon calories is 250 kilocalories / kg.

That is to say, if you eat a very large watermelon every day, about 8 to 10 pounds, is the intake of 1,000 to 1,250 kcal calories, while the ordinary home small bowl of a bowl of rice calories is about 200 kcal. That is to say that eating a watermelon is equivalent to eating five or six bowls of rice.

2, eat watermelon as a late-night snack

Watermelon is rich in sugar, if you eat too much before going to bed at night, it will make to insulin rise, promote fat synthesis. Most of the body's newly synthesized fat is stored in the abdomen, coupled with a reduction in the amount of exercise at night, the fat is only stored and not consumed, and over time, the small belly grew out.

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